THE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF ROBOT CONCEPTUALIZATION AND THE THREE LAWS IN ISAAC ASIMOV’S “I, ROBOT”

Abstract

This article examines the literary conceptualization of robots and the artistic representation of the Three Laws of Robotics in Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot. The study argues that Asimov’s narratives are not merely technological fantasies, but philosophical explorations of ethics, consciousness, and human identity in an increasingly mechanized world. Through close reading, the article analyzes how Asimov employs narrative conflict, logical paradox, and characterization to dramatize the Three Laws as moral principles and legal frameworks. The analysis also highlights the transformation of robots from objects of fear to rational actors capable of ethical reasoning. A comparative English–Uzbek perspective demonstrates how Asimov’s ideas resonate within Uzbek cultural notions of responsibility, obedience, and collective ethics.